William adam



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W. ADAM.

LOOM FOR WEAVING GHENILLE OR FUR FILE FABRICS. N0. 336.19%

Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

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W. ADAM. LOOM FOR WEAVING OHENILLE 0R FUR PILE FABRICS.

No. 336,197. Patented eb. 16,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM ADAM, OF KIDDERMINSTER, COUNTY OF VVORGESTER, ENGLAND.

LOOM FOR WEAVING CHENILLE OR FUR PILE FAB RICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,197, dated February 16, 1886.

Application filed February 7, 1883. Serial No. 84,270.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM ADAM, of the firm of Tomkinsou & Adam, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain. residing at Kidderminster, in the county of \Vorcester, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looms for Weaving Chenille or Fur Pile Fabrics, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention has for its object improvements on an invention for which Letters Patent were granted to me dated August 22, 1882, No. 263,085; and it consists of a certain combination of a comb (for mechanically combing or brushing up the chenille or fur in its proper position in the fabric being woven) with certain other devices, as set forth in detail in the claim at the close of this specification.

Previous to my said former invention, when weaving chenille or fur pile fabrics it was usual, after the chenille or fur had been laid in position between the ground-warps and the catcher-warp, for the attendant to comb the chenille or for by a hand-comb into its required position. This, however, was found troublesome in use and caused considerable loss of time in the weaving of the fabric, as it was necessary for the loom to be at rest to enable such combing up of the chenille or fur to be effected. An attempt has also been made to effect the combing automatically by combining a comb or brush with the lathe of the loom, so as to be operated simultaneously with it. This plan, however, is objectionable, (and, so far as I can ascertain, has not comeinto use,) because, as I believe, the comb or brush must be moved whenever the lathe is moved, and consequently the comb or brush is often in the way of the weaver.

According to my said former invention, in order to obviate the necessity for such combing up of the chenille or fur I caused a rising motion to be given to the reed, and although this is found sufficient for some classes of work it is thought desirable in other classes of work to have a supplemental combing or brushing action. Now, according to my present invention I mount above the fabric and just at the back of the breast-beam in its position of rest a bar provided with downwardly-projecting teeth, or with a brush. This brush or comb (No model.) Patented in England December 11,1882, No. 5,926.

bar is carried by suitable levers or arms, which are connected to bars and levers operated by cams, such bars being operated so as to move the brush or comb bar backward beyond the fell of the fabric, the levers being operated so as to cause the said brush or comb bar to descend slightly, andthereby cause the teeth or brush thereof to enter among the catcher-warps, springs being preferably employed to operate such bars and levers in the reverse directions. By these means when the lathe recedes from the fell of the fabric, after having beaten up the chenille weft, the brush or comb bar is caused to follow it (sooner or later) a certain distance and then to descend, after which the said brush or comb bar is caused to return toward the breast-beam and in its course it first brushes or combs the chenille or for up into its proper position and then rises above the completed fabric to its forward position. The brush or comb may then remain at rest while the interweaving and the beating up of the ground-weft are effected, thus leaving the work between the brush or comb and the lathe then free of obstruction, for the performance of any required operation by the weaver.

And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood and readily carried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings, more fully to describe the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an end view, partly in section, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation, of parts of a loom for weaving chenille or fur pile fabrics, which embodies my present invention, and which in other respects is constructed and operated substantially as the loom described in my said previous patent, No. 263,085.

a is the main framing, b is the first-motion shaft, 0 is the cam or tappet shaft, (1 is the lathe, h" are the needles for controlling the catcher-warps, and e are the healds for controlling the ground warps, all of which and the parts for inserting the chenille or fur and ground wefts and the manner of operating the same are as described in my said previous pat ent, No. 263,085; but according to my present invention, in order to comb or brush up the chenille or fur into its proper position I emerated so as to cause the said brush or comb bar f to descend slightly in such last-mentioned position. and thereby cause the teeth or brush thereof to enter among the catcherwarps t, springsj being preferably employed to operate such bar and leverff in the re verse directions. By these means when the lathe d recedes from the fell of the fabric, after having beaten up the chenille weft or fur, the brush or comb bar f is caused to follow it (sooner or later) a certain distance and then to descend, after which the said brush or comb bar is caused toreturn towardthebreast=beam a, and in its course it rises aml brushes or combs the chenille or for up into its proper position and then goes above the completed fabric to its forward position, where it is out of the way and does not interfere with the weavers attendance on the loom.

. If desired, instead of employing a bar and lever ff at each side of the loom only one of each such bars or levers may be employed placed in the center of the loom, in which case the levers or arms f are connected together by a cross bar provided with a descending bar connected to such bar and lever f f The required movements to this comb or brush bar f may be imparted thereto by other arrangements of mechanism without departing from the peculiar character of my invention, which consists in operating the brush or comb (for brushing or combing the chenille or fur after it is inserted in the warp) by means which move it backward and forward in the loom independently of the lathe and permit said brush or comb to remain at rest'while the lathe is operating.

Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the mode in which I carry the same into effect, I would have it understood that what I claim is- The combination, substantially as before set forth, of the healds for controlling the groundwarps, the needles for controllingthe catcherwarps, the lathe for beating up the chenille,

and the comb for combing the chenille after: its insertion in the shed of warp-threads, with mechanical means, substantially as described, which move said comb bickward and forward in the loom independently of the lathe of the loom. WILLIAM ADAM. 

